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Score Lap top will not log on to my wireless router,but will my nieghbor
Cliff - 13 Jan 2007 11:49 PM - 2 messages
My new laptop[XP] will connect to motel wireless ,my neighbors but not mine[westell].Isee it on my network list.My Imac works with it connected via ethernet.What am I doing wrong? Sometimes their is a red slash through the ...
Score Printer Sharing
Richard - 13 Jan 2007 9:11 PM - 3 messages
Have new HP XP desk top and HP XP laptop that is 3 years old. Use a LINKSYS ROUTER. Can connect to internet and share files OK. Have new HP Deskjet D4160 PRINTER ATTACHED TO DESKTOP. W HEN I enable print sharing the printer won't ...
Score sharing folders over network
Jean Burton - 13 Jan 2007 7:16 PM - 2 messages
sI have setup network, and internet connections are working well on both computers One running xp the other 2000 profesional. They are connected using a Linkseys WRT54GC router. I cannot share the files on the two compyters even though I have turned on fie sharing.  When I try to find computer in veiw ...
Score Home Office Networking and Printing
JV - 13 Jan 2007 6:48 PM - 2 messages
Setting up a home office next week. Any thoughts or advice on my plans for networking would be appreciated. If I'm asking too basic of questions, please feel free to steer me towards a FAQ of some sort. Internet service will be from a WildBlue satellite linkup. I've been told ...
Score File sharing
Cipher - 13 Jan 2007 6:29 PM - 5 messages
Linksys WRT54G connects two computers. One computer with XP Home/SP2 is wired. Other computer with XP Media Center is wireless. Internet sharing no problem. Shared folders appear in Network Places on their respective computers. Shared folders on the wireless appear in Network on the wired computer,  ...
Score Connecting with Wireless
staffingpro - 13 Jan 2007 6:21 PM - 2 messages
I Have a laptop conneced through a wireless connectin.  The laptop can print through the network but is unable to get into the other computer.   This is what I have done so far.  All of the files and drives are set for sharing, ...
Score second network?
johnnyboy - 13 Jan 2007 3:53 PM - 5 messages
I already operate my PC & LTop with an unsecured wireless network.  How do I set up a second secure network before deleting the original?? ...
Score cant not connect wireless under WAP
abc - 13 Jan 2007 10:22 AM - 3 messages
Dear All, I am using WAP-ASK for my Router and i am using Win XP Pro SP2, but i wouldnt connect through wireless under WAP and normally there are WEP and WAP for my choice in wireless device. But it only WEP there. I got this problem ...
Score Cant not use WAP
abc - 13 Jan 2007 10:07 AM - 2 messages
Dear All, I am using WAP-ASK for my Router and i am using Win XP Pro SP2, but i wouldnt connect through wireless under WAP and normally there are WEP and WAP for my choice in wireless device. I got this problem on my other computer in ...
Score wireless router block
mrod - 13 Jan 2007 7:49 AM - 2 messages
I need someone's help with installing a firewall for my router. I live in an apartment building, and my neighbors are accessing my router to get on the web. It really slows me down, and they dont pay for the access..I do. Can ...
Score wireless firewall help needed
mrod - 13 Jan 2007 7:44 AM - 2 messages
I am looking to install a firewall on my wireless that will block my neighbors from getting on the router. I just cant figure out how to do it...and I need someone's help. Please....someone help me. ...
Score TCP/IP not enabled
Jas - 12 Jan 2007 10:25 PM - 3 messages
Hi folks, I'm hoping someone out there can help me, I'm trying to connect my friends laptop to my wireless hub at home, the laptop is connecting to the hub but I can not connect to the www. On further investigation I found that ...
Score Windows XP Peer-to-peer install Error
Timbo - 12 Jan 2007 9:06 PM - 7 messages
I have a wireless peer-to-peer network setup in my home. My main desktop computer has a dial-up connection and i share the connection with other computers in my house. Recently i replaced the main computer and now i can't install the Windows XP ...
Score wireless pcmcia card
maxpower - 12 Jan 2007 6:44 PM - 9 messages
i have recently bought a linksys wireless-g  wpc54gs wireless card for my packard bell f7305,when i try to install it i get a code 12 error,"need more resources". i then went and upgraded the memory by another 256mb but this has ...
Score Wireless won't connect after rebooting
peasamon - 12 Jan 2007 6:41 PM - 4 messages
Hello I've just installed a netgear WG111v2 usb wireless adapter for my desktop and received a bt home hub to receive the wireless connection from. All was well at first after installing all of the software that came with the bt hub, ...
Score XP home to XP Pro wireless issues
G.Brintalos - 12 Jan 2007 5:56 PM - 5 messages
Hi All, I just moved pro XP Home to XP Pro SP2 on a VAIO FS115E. I install all the sony drivers i used to have and everything is fine excpet the wireless. I can connect to the LAN with a cable but not with wireless. ...
Score wireless won't work after move
David Sherman - 12 Jan 2007 5:06 PM - 4 messages
I moved this week. Prior to the move my wireless connection would work. Now I can connection with a good connection but I can't access the internet nor can I ping the Linksys WRT54G (v4.20.7) router. Nor I can ...
Score Cannot delete wireless computer-to-computer connection
Mutard Cutard - 12 Jan 2007 2:53 PM - 2 messages
I have Windows XP Pro, using wireless on my laptop. Recently a friend and I wanted to share some files. We were in the middle of the outback with no cables so we set up a wireless computer-to-computer network, unsecured ...
Score VIOP
AC - 12 Jan 2007 12:06 AM - 5 messages
Hi, I have a funny question. I have a laptop with wifi connection. Is is possible to "roam" and make VIOP calls ?? Andy ...
Score Can't get my WAP (linksysWAP11) to prompt for WEP pass-code as opposed to WEP Key
kharnal - 11 Jan 2007 9:23 PM - 2 messages
Running 802.11B When attempting to connect to the network it prompts for the WEP key. I enter the WEP pass code into the router setup and it generates the key.  I want to be able to enter the pass-code instead. ...
Score I killed my wireless and now I can't get it back!
Finestre - 11 Jan 2007 3:43 PM - 3 messages
I guess this is a cautionary tale - never mess with things you don't understand! So here's what happened.  I have an NTL cable modem connected to a D- Link DI-614+ wireless router.  A couple of days ago, I bought a Roku ...
Score Help!
Jowan - 11 Jan 2007 1:50 PM - 2 messages
I cant connect to the secure wireless network in my area. it does need a web key, how can i get the web key? thank you, ...
Score Problems installing drivers for wireless network
Kitty - 11 Jan 2007 1:11 PM - 4 messages
Each time I try to install the drivers for my Jensen Air:Link 7354 LongRange, the computer crashes. I've tried downloading new ones from the net as well as using the original CD with drivers. It never works. This wasn't a problem on our old computer, it has just appeared now when I ...
Score Wired and wireless
Daniel - 11 Jan 2007 11:25 AM - 4 messages
some users in our company have laptops with a wired and wireless connection. The OS is Windows 2000. The route print command somethimes gives this result : =============================================== Active Routes: Network Destination      Netmask        Gateway        Interface       Metric ...
Score BT Home Hub Wireless
Andrew - 11 Jan 2007 11:22 AM - 3 messages
i have a bt home hub and a desktop pc with a belkin usb network adapter had a lot of trouble setting it up a few months ago but managed to get it going some how 2 days ago it suddenly stopped working ...
Score Driver murder
Begman - 10 Jan 2007 10:56 PM - 4 messages
Does anyone know how to keep windows from killing drivers when I remove a modem or usb networking device temporarily?  When I remove my Trendnet USB wireless device for more than a few seconds then put it back in, I have to go ...
Score strange setup for small peer to peer
mdb - 10 Jan 2007 7:17 PM - 2 messages
I'm having some problems with a small peer to peer lan I set up for a customer. They're waiting for new office to be ready so are sharing a friend's space. Here's the setup: Four pcs. Three use XP Home, one Win 2k. There is also an HP laserjet using ...
Score MAKING LAPTOP WIRELESS
funnyfarm - 10 Jan 2007 6:21 PM - 3 messages
I just got a laptop computer and presently I am hardwired to the internet through provider modem. I want to go wireless. I got myself a wireless router and tried to  set my computer up for wireless. I have no other computer. I ...
Score CSMA/CA
Jason - 10 Jan 2007 4:16 PM - 2 messages
I understand that this is the access method used by wireless networks.  I also understand that devices send an alert messages (RTS) before sending a packet.  Here's my question:  Is this alert message sent FOR EVERY packet?  ...
Score Laptops wifi connection lost when another device is nearby
Andreas - 10 Jan 2007 2:13 PM - 3 messages
My laptops wireless connections works very well at all times. However, I noticed that if another laptop with wifi enabled aproached next to mine, or if a PocketPC with wifi aproaches or connects with activesync, my laptop loses its connection and I get Limited connectivity. Why does this happen? ...
Score another wifi key connect problem.
banjo - 10 Jan 2007 11:03 AM - 2 messages
X-No-Archive: yes i have a wifi connection where i have a 26 figer key. the problem is ,that when i try to connect to it, i never get the option of entering the key. thus i am unable to connect to the router. ...
Score Help - Need tips on boosting wireless signal and range
Ryan - 10 Jan 2007 2:02 AM - 6 messages
I’d like some suggestions on ways to boost the signal for my wireless network without spending a fortune. Basic scenario is I need to provide Internet access from a wireless G router in a basement to two wireless machines, a non-wireless machine, and a ...
Score how to connect Orange Livebox and Linksys Routers - attempt 2 !
RJK - 9 Jan 2007 10:09 PM - 8 messages
Please forgive me asking this again but, I think I have a slightly better idea about this but, still nowhere near enough ...expertise ! (...other thread is perhaps abandoned ? ...) I'd like to again try connecting this Orange Livebox to Linksys WAG354G, (or ...
Score Hibernation
Lynn W - 9 Jan 2007 9:32 PM - 4 messages
I have a Netgear wireless router and a Belkin Wireless card. I can never set my laptop to Hibernate or use Standby because when I come out of hibernation etc wireless card does not connect, so I have to restart my computer. I might as well have shut down in the first ...
Score Connectivity only after local authentication, not at logon
Mac - 9 Jan 2007 8:39 PM - 3 messages
Greetings, Been searching for an answer to this and can't seem to find the problem. I have a network of around 350 users, mostly copper with fiber interconnects between buildings. In various buildings and locations I have some WAP's ...
Score Wireless Network
mumof2 - 9 Jan 2007 1:32 PM - 6 messages
Please help before I throw things..... I have a Netgear Wireless router & 2 pcs, 1 Laptop,  they can all connect to the Internet fine with their own ip address's (192.168.0.3 - 5) however, no matter how many times I have run wizards, troubleshooters ...
Score Desktop
Andres - 9 Jan 2007 8:33 AM - 2 messages
I set up my wireless connection between desktop & laptop, I`m trying to print from my laptop normally, Now when I do it the desktop is asking me for ok to print it. I never got that question before. So I have to go to my desktop and click ...
Score WinXP and WPA connection problem to a WRT54G
newsgroups - 8 Jan 2007 11:50 PM - 5 messages
I am trying to get a Windows XP home SP2 box to connect in wireless mode to a linksys WRT54G v5 firmware v1.01.1 It was connected under WEP with SSID disabled and MAC filtering on and had no problems and was probably secure but I want it more secure. ...
Score Disabled wireless card and its consequences
Alver - 8 Jan 2007 8:33 PM - 3 messages
Hi all specialists,     Please allow me to come back on this subject (see recent posting). I have just found back my original notes containing the very first "trouble" message that I jotted down after my mishap in disabling a wireless card in ...
Score Unstable wireless connection
Chris B - 8 Jan 2007 6:11 PM - 3 messages
I have a D-Link DWL-G650M wireless adapter on my desktop PC using a "Ricoh R/RL/RT/RC/5C475(II), R5C520 or Compatible CardBus Controller" (PCMCIA adapter). The router is a Netgear one supplied by Sky Broadband. The software supplied by D-Link is buggy and won't run, and when I rang ...
Score Ad-hoc network can ping but can't get online
pingme87 - 8 Jan 2007 5:37 PM - 2 messages
I have just set up an ad-hoc network between my laptop and desktop I can ping them both but here is the problem:  I can't get online with my laptop even though ICS is enabled on the desktop ...
Score Belkin N1 Card and New Network
Wsong - 8 Jan 2007 6:20 AM - 7 messages
I've been using a Belkin N1 internal wireless card, which has been working fine.  I moved to a new place with a wireless network, but am unable to connect to it.  The Zero Config sees the network with a strong signal, but I ...
Score Connecting wireless routers wirelessly
theRepublicanHegemon - 8 Jan 2007 12:25 AM - 5 messages
I have two wireless routers, WRT54G v. 2 and BEFW11S4 v. 4.  I'll call them A and B respectively.  Router A is connected to the a modem which connects to the internet and one computer, running windows XP, is ...
Score Error message while trying to add laptop to host computer
Queen Brown Shuga - 7 Jan 2007 11:14 PM - 6 messages
I previously had my laptop added to my home network. No problems. Then my lap had to be reformatted. Well, now I can't add my laptop to my home network. I used the wizard on my host computer to "setup a wireless network for a home ...
Score How do I secure a wireless network??
Bryan - 7 Jan 2007 9:21 PM - 2 messages
I want to make my wireless network secured by having to enter a username and password in order to connect to the network.  How do I do this? ...
Score Home Networking Solution needed
Jay - 7 Jan 2007 8:28 PM - 8 messages
Hi, I have a dektop and a laptop connected to the Internet independently the following way. Its a fully wired setup.                   (...Internet...)                  [cable modem] ...
Score Wireless connection keeps dropping INternet connection on Router
kstruck - 7 Jan 2007 6:26 PM - 2 messages
I have the combination Linksys Wireless G Cable Gateway that when I work from my desktop which is WIRED into it works fine. As soon as I connect my laptop to it (Wirelessly), after a few minutes the connection to the internet is lost and the only way to get it back is ...
Score Using registry in CETK
Benzy Gabay - 7 Jan 2007 2:31 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I am not sure that I'm posting in the right place, please correct me if I'm wrong. We have a Wireless LAN driver + HW which we hooked to WinMobile. I was wondering if the latest CETK tool which is testing Wireless LAN ...
Score Wireless network-Share files and folders help
krishna - 7 Jan 2007 7:25 AM - 2 messages
Hi,   We have 3 laptops in our home.we use a secured wireless network connection to the router which is used to connect to internet.now all three laptops are connecting to the internet via same wireless network.now we need to share files and folders among ourselves. ...
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